The Sun. — London, England, 1838-03-10 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS OF I' ARLLA - E' Vi CONI:,11 TEE• ON PRIVATE BILLS. I.ondoi. Bill was cora tho =.'111% - .1 , 11 so late Oust haul e hat at Faycri) and were so bud ›, - 1 to7e:: that of girl any retort ut proceedirgs. PRIVATE BILLS NO'.l ,- BEFORE PARLIAMENT. 1-laleworthy -Row.!s Bill.—Preamble recites that a consider-- able debt is owing upon the credit of the tolls granted by the !,r m r Act, which cannot he paid off, nor the interest dis charged; ror can the said romi he kept in repair, and etT•c tually improved, unius the term granted by that Act be ex tended, and is powers amended and enlarged, and the tolls increased or altered. And th it it is expedient that powers should be granted for making turnpike, and making end keeping in repair the several highways in the lints or directions thereof, and certain new pi, ces of road comm un i cat in g th e rewith. o y The oeet is to extend the term and enlarge the powers granted by an Act of 6 Geo. 4th for the repair of certain roads in the County of Cornwall. The Bill repeals the former Act, and provides for the repair . of the roads existing under that Act, and for the con stiuet:on and repair of several diversions of those roads, and of new lines of road, all particularly mentioned in the second section of the Act ; the roads to form one trust under the name of " the Camelford, Wadebridge, and Saint Columb Trust." It authorises the taking of the lands mentioned in the schedule. Ribble Navigation Bill.—Prearoble recites the former Act ; And that the Company had proceeded in the execution of the powers thereby given; and that the navigation of the river is very imperfect, and capable of improvement; and that the promoters of the 8.11 are willing, at their own expense, to im prove the same. The object is to incorporate a Joint- Stock Company for im. proving and rei s ulating the navigation of the river Ribble, from the North noon Railway Bridge, between Preston and Pen wortham, down to the sea. The Bill repeals an Act of the 46th Geo. 111, by which a former Company was incorporated for a similar purpose, and Constitutes certain persons named in the Bill kbeing the mem bers of the former Company) and other subscribers to the undertaking, a body corporate, by the name of " The Ribble Navigation Company." It vests the property of the former Comp - 3u in the present Cdn pan y, and suljects the present Company to the liabilities of the former Company. The Bill cluthwizes the Company to take tolls and tonnage duns, mentioned in Cc AtO, from British or foreign vessels novigating or u3ing the river. Toe Act is not to aff-et vessels in Ler Msjesty's service; ooct poster is given to her Majesty to reduce tolls on foreign vessels to the same amount as those affecting British v,:ssels. It authorizes the Company, when any lighthouse or light vessel " shall have been erected," to levy the tolls and tonnage dues mentioned in the Act, Note. —There is no provision for maintaining the light houses when once erected. The capital of the Company (including that of the old Company) is to be 50,000/ , to be raised in shares of 501. each. ,Note. —The capital of the former Compas,y, which w as held in 41 shares, is estimated at 8,2001., and it is provided that the holder of each stare in the old Company sh ,11 be entitled to four shares in the new Company, in 1i,.0 thereof. The Company are authorized to borrow 25,0001. on mort gage or bond, with power to convert any part of this 25,0001. into capital, by raising the amount in shares. Montgomeryshire (Western Branch) Canal Bill.—The object of this Bill is to increase certain rates authorized to be collected on the western branch of the Montgome:y hire Canal. The Bill recites, by way of preamble, that the rates which tile Company are authorized to take for tonnage and xharfage afford a very inadequate return for the capital which has been expended in making and completing the said Branch Canal, and it empowers the Company to demand the rates mentioned in the Bill. The rates authorized are the same as those authorized by the former Act, (55th Geo. 3.) with two exceptions, viz.:— For coal, fourpence halfpenny per ton per mile, instead of three pence ; and for goods, merchandize, &c., other than the articles enumerated in the Bill, one shilling per ton per mile, instead of sixpence. Note.—The Bill omits to declare that the present rates are in lieu of the rates authorized by the 55th Geo. 111., or to re peal the rate clause of that Act. London and Croydon Railway Bill.--Preamble states that the 140,0001. has been raised by subscription ; that the traffic of the Company will be encreased by reason of other railways being established, and that a larger station and works are ne cessary. The object is to enable the London and Croydon Rail way Company to raise an additional sum of money, and to en large their station. By the Act of Incorporation (sth Will. IV.) the Company was empowered to raise a capital of 140,0001., in shares of 201 each, with power to borrow an additional 45,0001. By an Act of the 6th and ith Will IV., they were empow• cred to raise 100,000/. in shares or by mortgage. The 140,0001. under the first Act is stated to have been raised, and a resolution of the Company has been come to, under which 7,000 shares have been issued at 141. each, in stead of 201., making 98,0001. additional capital subscribed for. The present Bill sanctions the above transaction, putting the subscribers of 11/. upon the footing of 201. shareholders, and declares that no more money is to raised under the former Acts. It empowers the Company- to raise an additional 200,000/. by the issue of 20/. shares, at such prices as a meeting of the Company may determine. It also authorizes them, when one half of the capital is paid up, to raise an additional 100,000/. by mortgage or bond. It authorizes the Company to take the lands mentioned in the schedule, the power of compulsory purchase being limited to two years. It empowers them to take lands on lease for offices without restriction. It enlarges the time of taking lands, under former Acts, one year, and the term for completion of the works two years. It requires the Sheriff, upon the precept of the Company, to deliver possession of lands which the Company are autho rized to take for the purpoees of the railway or station. It imposes a penalty on obstructing persons employed in the construction of the railway not less than 405., nor exceed ing s'. And it repeals and alters some of the provisions of the fore mer Act, as noticed in the subjoined abstract. Note.—The Bill contains a clause (27) authorizing a very special form of bond by the Company for money borrowed, under which the interest is made payable to the bearer of inte rest warrants, which are (substantially) negociable instruments. The effect of this provision, without modification, may be to . enable the Company to infringe the exclusive privileges of th Bank of England. Eastern Counties Railway Bill.—Preamble —That it i expedient that some of the powers of the former Act shoul be altered_ and enlarged, arid additional powers granted ;—th object being to extend and vary the powers given to th Eastern Counties Railway Company by the 6th and 7th William IV. The Bill extends the time for compulsory purchase of lands; two years beyond the term limited by the former Act. It enables the Company to purchase lands or chief-rents to be charged on the tolls, and recoverabl, by action or distress. It enables the Company to make branch railways, by con sent of the owners of :adjoining lands. ft empowers proprietors of ton shares and uowards to vote by proxy at general meetings : one vote for the first ten shares, an additional vote for each additional share up to twenty, and an additional vote for every ten shares beyond twenty. It requires all meetings both of proprietors and Directors to be held in London. It gives an unlimited power of taking land for offices, de pots and warehouses, not exceeding five miles ft ons the railway. Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal and Railway Corn pany.—Preamble states that the works are nearly completed, but that the monies authorized to be rai ed by the former Acts have been found insufficient. The object therefore is to enable the Company to raise an additional sum of money, and to give them some further powers. By the Act of Incorporation (1 and 2 William IV.) the Company, which had previously existed as a Canal Navi gation Company, were empowered to raise a sum of 204,0001. either by subscription, in shares, or by mortgage. Bn an Act of the 2d William IV., they were empowered to raise 46,0001. in shares. By an Act of the sth William IV., they were empowered to raise 250,0001. in shares or by mortgage. Note. —lt is not stated how much of the capital has been raised by subscription, or what is the amount of the existing debt. The present Bill empowers the Company to borrow an additional sum of 150,0001. by mortgage, with power to raise any part of the amount by shares, if they think fit. It authorises ecclesiastical persons to hold shares. It contains a clause for stopping up unnecessary roads. It imposes a penalty of 51, for obstructing the Company's wharfs. And it repeals, and alters, some of the provisions of the former Act. Among the clauses arc the following :- 14. Repeal of part of the Ist and 2'l William IV. requiring the Company to provide carriages for the accommnd ition of colliers, &c. Note.—The repeal is put upon this—that the intention to substitute the Railway for the Canal, has been abandoned. 15. Power to provide an additional supply of water. PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARLIA MENT.-(YESTERDA I I ) COMMITTEE ON DL N X OTTI N LIST .)(3. HILL BILL.—(MID. ESE Lord GEORGE LENNOX in the chair. Mr. STANDISH MOTTE, Counsel against the Bill, called— The Rev. Mr. Parker.—Resides at Kensington, close to Notting-hill, and is chaplain to a ladies ' seminary there. On the race days the young ladies of the school could not walk out, as it was consilered unsafe for them to be in such a scene. The establishment of the Hippodrome is likely to deteriorate the valve of the property. Cross-examined by Mr. JOY.—The young ladies walk oc e a • atonally in Kensington-gardens, which are about the same dis tance from them as Nottincr. hill ; they prefer the former, on ac count of the improper people who are admitted into the Hippo drome, viz. ~grooms a n d ot h ers. D oes no t know if other schools walk or ride in the Hippodrome, on the ground that it is free from nuisances. The path over Notting-hill was always free from much mud, and easily passable. Obj,Tts to the Hippodrome being established, " on account of the drinking, licentiousness, Sm., which are ever inseparable from races." Re-examined— The ground of the Hippodrome is undulating ground, and affor:,-. 1 dii(rlitful walk, which its inclosure would deprive the public of. Does not think Mr. White could prevent "the .., ork of d-rkness" l.eint committed within the inclosure of the Hippodrome ; " it would be the means, in short, of bringing th,...r. scrt of thing to Kensington, which it. had been hitherto free fines." Disapproves of theatres, spectacles. and shows of .-.:1 descriptions, conZdering tnem immoral and full of evil. '1 he races afford means for the seduction of servant girls and ushers, and the consequent misery of many families. The Rev. Mr. Grinfield was next examined.—Resides at Nutting-hill. Knows Portobello-lane. It is used for droves of cattle to go to Smithfield Market. Witness counted eight and-thirty bulls, of the largest size, one Sunday, which ren dered the place a nuisance. Witness's residence commands a full view of the race-course, and he is certain that there is always a congregation of very bad characters, both within the Hippodrome, and in the neighbourhood. No regulations of ._ Mr. White's could prevent this, as far as witness believes. Witness and his farn;ly considered themselves close prisoners on the race-days, and when witness has gone to his butcher's, &c., on such days, he has been annoyed bl a mob of ruffianly blackguards. Cross-examined by Mr. Joy—Witness and his family cer tainly enjoy the races from their windows, but they do not like the rabble, nor being shut up in the house ; would not allow his family to go into the Hippodrome on race days ; or any other days, for fear of annoyance. Mr. Hanson, a barber of High -street, Kensington, stated there were fights and disturbances on the race days, in the neighbourhood of the Hippodrome; in Portobello-lane, he saw a lot of gamblers playing at a game, called " under seven and over seven ;" there were also " hit my legs, and miss my pegs," and " prick the garter ;"—( Here Mr. Joy exclaimed " floni soli qui mai y pease !") witness also saw the game of "thimble rig" going on within the enclosure of the race-course. Went into one of the booths, and partook of a bottle of stout ; saw a great many people drinking, &c. There is an increase of beer-houses already in the neighbourhood. The establish alent of the Hippodrome will certainly be the means of de preciating the property in the neighbourhood of Notting - hill. Witness laid information before the Magistrates respecting a gambling-house established in the neighbourhood of the race course. Mr. White himself could not possibly prevent these nuisances. Cross-examined by Mr. JOY—Gambling went on on al parts of the spectators' division of the race-course. The police did not seem to interfere with it, as faras he saw. Altogether he considered the establishment of the race-course as a great nuisance to the neighbourhood. Mr. Stothard, a draper, of Notting-hill, stated, that a mass of disorderly people were collected on the race dayc close to witness's shop, who prevented his customers from entering it for the purposes of business. Many of this mob gave base coin in exchange for goods, which they nominally purchased. On raging-days, the retirement and enjoyment of Notting-hill are completely destroyed—disturbances take place in the neigh bourhood until after twelve o'clock at night, caused by the lower orders, who frequent the neighbouring public-houses. There has been a great increase of beer-shops in the neigh bourhood since the establishment of the Hippodrome. Mr. Applegate.—This witness lives close to Portobello lane. His wife, who is an invalid, has experienced great benefit from the exercise she took on Notting-hill before the Hip podrome was established ; but since its establishment the annoy ances have precluded her from such exercise. Witness finds that, on race.days his business is materially injured, On the las' race day he shut up his !shop, to avoid the annoyance of a disor derly crowd. Witness refused a sum of money for his lease, before the Hippodrome was established, which he would be very glad to receive now, but which Mr. 'White's establishment renders it very improbable he should have offered to him again. All idea of walking in the Hippodrome, by quiet people, is out of the question. On race-days all sorts of low gambling are carried on in Portobello-lane , and a ll the immediate neigh bourhood of the race-course. Cross-examined by Mr. Joy—Notwithstanding, his wife's state of health, he took her out with him on the last race-day, amongst the crowd, to assist in clearing it away, and shutting up his shop windows. Re.examined.—M l scuts of nuisances, such as singing, drinking, fighting, &c., went on, on race days, until after midnight. Mr. Butlin.—Witness lives close to the Hippodrome, consi ders its establishment as highly detrimental to his property there. Would leave his house on account of the nuisance, but believes he should not be able to let it. His family have walked in the Hippodrome before its inclosure. Thinks he should not like to send them there now. Has been across it once himself since it has been a race-course, with his wife. Thought the establishment a nuisance, and thinks so still. It is nu longer a place of recreation for respectable people ; it is a loss of public right, for private advantage. Witness considers racing a very unfit amusement for the lower orders. The Committee then adjourned until Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock. SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS (No. 2). Mr. R. PALMER in the Chair. Aylesbury and Thame Road.—Petition for Bill read—no tices proved—unopposed. Standing Orders complied with. Garnock and Glasgow Railway.—Petition for Bill read— notices, &c. proved—unopposed. Standing Orders complied with St. Helen's and Runcorn G,p Railway.—Petition for Bill, read—notices proved—unopposed. Standing Orders com plied with. Dean Forest Roads.—Petition for Bill road—notices proved —unopposed. Standing Orders complied with. Dundalk and Dunleer Road.—Petition for Bill read— notices proved—unopposed. Standing Orders complied with. Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage.—Petition for 13111 read; also petition in opposition to Bill. It was objected that the Standing Order No. 22, page 12, directs that affidavits of proof of compliance with Standing Orders, in all :natters relating to Ireland, are to be sworn be fore any Assistant Barrister of that part of the United King dom ; whereas one of the affidavits in this case was sworn, not before an Assistant Barrister, but before a Judge, which the Order did not authorize. The Committee decided that on this point the Standing Orders had not been complied with. It was next objected that the lands sought to be drained by this Bill were not the property of the petitioners, the latter being merely a Joint-stock Company, without one farthing's interest in the property, who sought for leave to bring in this Bill for their own private advantage. The parties for the Bill denied this, which led to considerable argument, but without eliciting a single fact relating to the title to the lands. It was hers announced that the Speaker was at prayers, when the case was adjourned until Monday. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (Continued from our First Edition of yesterday.) EVESHAM. The Committee assembled at two o'clock, the Right Hon. Sir ROBERT PEEL in the chair. Mr. Colburne and Mr. Rushton appeared on behalf of the petitioners, and Mr. Thessiger, Mr. Austin, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Bankes for the sitting Members. Mr. COLBURNE opened the case for the petitioners. The return was impeached on the grounds of corrupt and illegal practices on the part of the sitting Members and their agents, and want of qualification on the part of one of them (Mr. Peter Borthwick). There were also charges of personal bribery against that gentleman, it being stated that he had made a present of a silver snuff-box to an elector, in order to secure his vote, for which, subsequent to the election, and in anticipation of this petition, he offered him by an agent twenty times its value it he would return it to him. On his refusing to do so, he proposed to him to go to the Conti nent for a short time, and offered to id, fray all his expenses. The other case was that of a voter who was in airear for rent, which was paid up by Mr. Borthwick. The Learned Gentleman stated that he would be also in a condition to prove extensive ar.d systematic b ibery by the agents of both the sitting Members, and that nearly one hundred votes would be objected to on this ground. With respect to Mr. Borth wick's qualification, which consisted of a rent charge on the estate of air Bethel Codrington, he would be able to show that it was not only a fictitious and fraudulent qualification, speaking in a Parliamentary sense, inasmuch as no considerg tion had been given for it, but that it was so incumbered as to be insufficient to bear the rent charge. Mr. Cooper, the Returning Officer, and Mr. Taylor, the Then Clerk of the Borough, were then called, and produced the poll-books and registry of freemen. The Committee adjourned shortly before three. READING. The Committee decided that they would go into the case of Charles Bowen, although the third question had not been put to him at the poll. The case was then gone into and the vote was struck off. The following, votes were also struck off by the petitioners on the ground of removal:—Henry Bowen, Thos. Brookman, Benjamin Clarke, Wm. Gatward, and Joseph Gibbs, leaving the sitting Member in a majority of three. The Committee then adjourned. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYNIE. At the conclusion of Mr. Austin's address the room was cleared, and the Committee I-erne:tie:l in deliberation till live o'clock, when Counsel and agents were called in. The CHAIRMAN then stated that the Committee bad agreed to the following Report : That William Henry Miller is duly elected to serve in the present Parliament for the Borough of Newcastle-under- Lyme. That the petition of Richard Badnall does not appear to the said Committee to be frivolous and vexatious. That the opposition to the said petition does not appear to the Committee to be frivolous and vexatious. That from evidence taken before the Committee it appears tilat a most objectionable practice has existe ! fur many yeari in the borough of Newcastle-under- Lyme of distributing ,noney after the election to the poorer voters. The Committee also think it right to call the attention of the House to the fact, that at the last election for Newcastle under-Lyme the votes were taken in alphabetical order ; a practice which, from the evidence brought before them, ap pears to the Committee to have a tendency to facilitate and promote bribery and corruption. Smith, on the ground that he had paid bribes to procure vote, for the petitioner. Mr. Pou.ocic submitted that the objection could not be en tertainrd—that the fact of an elector's bribing others did r. - A vitiate his rote; nor did it bring him within the jurisdic t nof this Committee. The offence of giving a bribe was for the cognizance of another tribunal. It was quite different from Cie offence of taking a bribe, which would vitiate the vote of the person bribed ; but nut that of the person bribing. After a long discussion and deliberation, the Committee de cided that the objection should be entertained. It is believed that this important decision, that the vote of a briber as well as a bribes is bad, will determine the Este of the petition. A witness, named Parker, statei that he was employed by Smith to give .50/. to his (witneis's) brother-in-law, to in- J.uce him to vote for Mr. Nichol. 'Witness gave the money to is brother-in-law's daughter, in the presence of her father, :he day after the vote was given f;:r Nichol. After the evidence of this witness the Committee adjourned. CARLOW, The above Cimmittee met t3-day at half-past three o'clock Colonel Wool) in the Chair. Mr. Thessiger and Mr. Austin appeared for the sitting Mem ber. Mr. Keating and Mr. Wrangham for Mr. Brian, 010 The Counsel merely delivered in their statements and ex changed lists. The Committee then adjourned. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1838. YOUGHAL. It now became the sittin g Member's turn to object to the petitioner's votes, and the first objected to was Richard FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. \VAR-OFFICE, NIA act! 9, IS3S. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet A. Scudamore to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Knight, deceased, dated Feb. IS; Cornet I. M. French, from the half-pay of the 3d Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice Scudamore, March 9. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons. —Lieut. R. Belt to be Cap tain by purchase, vice Murray, who retires ; Cornet J. Surman to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bell ; C. H. Key, Ger.t. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Surman, March 9. 2d Regiment of Foot.—H. Piercy, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur 1, nas e, vice Rennick, who retires, March 9. 12th Foot.—Lieut. C. IL Storey, from the 29th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Gerard, who exchanges, March 9. 13th Foot—H. Penny, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Yea, promoted in the 7th Regiment, March 9. 16th Foot—Ensign M. F. Ximenes, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Adams, deceased, Sept. 11, 1837 ; Gentleman Cadet T. Garratt, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice X'menes, March 9, 1538. 29th Foot—Lieut. T. A. Gerard, from the 12th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sto:ey, who exchanges, March 9. 42d Foot—Capt. Sir W. K. Murray, Bart.. from the half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. Leslie, who exchanges, re eeiving the difference, March 9 ; Lieutenant A. Campbell to be captain, by purchase, vice Murray, who retires ; Ensign G. D. Robertson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell, March 10. 48th Fuot—Serjeant Richardson, from the Scots' Fusilier Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Quartermaster vice Samuel Johnson, who retires upon half-pay, March 9. 61st Foot—Serjeant-Major T. Janes to be Ensign, without pur ?lase, vice Cary, deceased, March 9. 88th Foot—Ensign J. M. Fowler to be Adjutant, vice Irwin, -- rho resigns the Adjutancy only, March 9. 95th Foot—Ensign G. Cornwall to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wardle, who retires ; W. Venour, Gent. to be Ensign, by i,urehase, vice Cornwall, March 9. 97th Foot—Licut. C. J. F. Denshire to be Captain, by pur chase, vice O'Halloran, who retires; Ensign T. 0. W. Ingram, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Denshire; W. Murray, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ingram, March 9. BANK OF ENGLAND. Quarterly Average of the weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 12th December, 1837, to the 6th Marsh, 1838, both inclusive, pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 W. IV., cap. 98. LiaaiLyrin.s. ASSETS. Circulation . . £18,603,000 Securities £22,792,000 Deposits £30,135,000 Downing-street, March 5, lb:3 £32,807,000 WHITEHALL, 11 , 1w1tc.H 2, 1838. The Lord Chancellor has appointed R. Young, of Battle, in the County of iussex, Gent., to be a. Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. FOREIGN OFFICE, AlmtcH 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John Green, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul for Continental Greece and the Island of Negropont. Comraission by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of the County of York. Francis Godolphin D'Arcy Osborne Marquis of Carmarthen to be Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. 14. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Flint. W. S. Conway, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. N. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JOSEPH BOTTOMLEY, fan light manufacturer, Beesh street, Barbican. BANKRUPTS. ALEXANDER JAMIESON, bookseller, Wyke House, Sion 'rant, Isleworth, to surrender, March 16, at twelve, and April 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Abbott, King's Arms-yard. official assignee ; Bartholomew, Gray's-inn-place, Gray's-inn. RICHARD PHILP, maltster, Judd's-place, St. Pancras. Marsh 23, at half-past eleven, and April 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Stevens, Wilkinson, and Satcholl, Queen-street, Cheapside. CHARLES DUNN, jun., stationer, Digbeth, Birmingham, March 20 and April 20, at one, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birming ham. Taylor, Sharpe, and Field, Bedford-row, London ; Ryland, Birmingham. WILLIAM APCARTNEY, ironmonger, Liverpool, March 19 and April 20, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Norris and Allen, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn, Lontlon ; Thompson,, , Liverpool. FREDERICK SPENCER FROST, surgeon, Colyton, Dej vonshire, 'March 24 and April 20, at twelve, at the New Londo4 Hotel, Exeter. Clones and Vi'edlake, Temple, London ; Laidman, Exeter. WILLIAM TOLL, corn-factor, it. Germains, Cornwall, April 10, at twelve, and April 20, at 11, at Elliott's Royal Hotel, Devonport. Gilbard, Devonport ; Barnes and Bernard, St. He len's-place, Bishopsgate-street, London. JONATHAN NASH, brewer, Bristol, March 19 and April 20, at one, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol. White and Whitmore, Bedford-row, London : Bevan and Britian, Bristol. THOMAS PITT, merchant, Southtown , Suffolk, March 2 1 and April 20, at eleven, at the Star Tavern, Yarmouth. White and Borrett, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, London ; Worship and Son, Great Yarmouth. JOHN BLACK, merchant, Glasgow, March 31, at twelve, and April 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Fre derick's place, Old Jewry, official assignee; Bell and Brodrick, Bow Church-yard, Chcapside, London. ANN DAVIES, spirit dealer, Newport, 'Monmouthshire, March 15, at ten, and April 20, at twelve, at the ing's !least Inn, Newport. Dimmock , Abchurch-lanc, Lombard K-steet, Lon don ; Townsend, Newport. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. A. 11. Dry, pawnbroker, St. Martin's-lane, April 2, at half-past twelve-0. Bennett, tailor, Norfolk-street, Strand, March 31, at eleven—W. Buckland, corn dealer, Hillingdon, Middlesex, April 2, at half-past eleven—S. Norman, silversmith, Princes -street, Leicester-square, April 2, at twelve—H. Potts , builder, Black heath-road, April 2, at eleven. In the Country. W. F. Haines, surgeon, Leamington, Warwickshire, March 31, at eleven, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham—R. Cornes, iron monger, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, March 30, at twelve, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham—S. Kingsford, miller, Sturrey, Kent, April 16, at twelve, at the Guildhall, Canterbury—J. and J. Fielding, calico printers, Catterall, Lancashire, April 25, at eleven, at the Town Hall, Preston—W. Taylor, builder, Gates head, Durham, April 3, at twelve, at the Bankrupt Co mmission Room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. CERTIFICATES, Mantic 30. T. and J. Skelton, oilmen, Gerrard-street, Soho —W. and S. 3lear, carpenters, Norwich—W. Boosey, miller, Chatham, Kent —W. Tip per, currier, Banbury, Oxfordshire—J. W. Shaw, broker at , Liverpool—ll. Houghton and T. Stanton, upholsterers, Gre Dover-street, Southwark—W. Lewis, hosier, Birmingham. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. D. Clegg and E. Jones, Bahia—B. Freestone and W. Hickley, confectioners, Dudley, WorceAershire—J. and S. W• May' , chalrmakers, Liverpool—J. Hall and Co., merchants, Sheffield — G. Tucker and J. Thomas, share brokers, Bristol — T . C. Gut teridge and T. Shoobr;dge, silk mercers, Regent-street —J• W and J. W. Spencer, feather merchants, Newton-street, H o :born— J. and J. Hall, steel mill manufacturers. Dudley, Worce stershire — W. T. Hislop and Co. Queen-street, Cheapside , so far as regards ' W. T. Hislop—G. Harvey and R. Steele, wine-merchants. Lane en- end, Stafford s hire—ll. Sturge and T. Lloyd, cornfactors, Wribb hall, Worcestershire—T. Hardwick and T. C. Waddy, cabinet makers, Leeds— C. Hamnett and Co., Manchester , s o far as re gards C. Woodisvis'—C. M. Westmacott and Co., printers —J. T. Patchett and Co., manufacturers of cotton goods, 11%11cl-writer, so far as regards J. Burton—W. Morren and M. Jarvis, wool dealers, Leeds—A. Christey, jun., and G. Hitning, merchants —J. B. Hodgson and C. Gardiner wholesale teadealers, Liverpool—G. and C. Fox, timber dealers, ' Deptford—T. Bennett, jun., and Co., drapers, Dorchester—W. and R. Hill, grocers, Edinburgh. PRICE OF SUGAR. 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The Clerk of the Crown attended at the table to amend the return for Belfast, by inserting the names of Emerson Ten nent, Esq., and George Dunbar, Esq., in the place of Lord Belfast and James Gibson, Esq. Mr. TENNENT and Mr. DUNBAR. then took the oaths and their seats. On the motion of Mr. TOWNLEY PALMER, the Ribble Navigation Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. Mr. B ROTHE RTON presented a petition from Salford, against the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway Bill. Sir M. WOOD obtained leave to bring in a Bill to widen the streets from Holborn-bridge to Clerkenwell. Mr. C HA LMER S brought up the Report of the Committee on the Ardrossan Railway, finding the Standing Orders had not been complied with. Mr. BAIN E S presented a petition from a place in York shire praying for the entire abolition of the negro apprentice ship system as existing in the West Indies. He had been mis reported on this subject. He had never stated that the Act for abolishing negro slavery had been an entire failure. Had either he or any one else done so, he believed the statement would have been a most erroneous one. The lion. Member alio presented a petition from a surgeon of the name of Ward, of Sheffield, with a most singular prayer. He prayed that every person might be allowed to take such means as he pleased for the recovery of his own health, and that they might not be forced to take the advice of either physicians or surgeons. Lord CASTLE RE AG H presented t petition from the Corporation of Bangor, complaining of the intended Irish Poor Law Act, as being tyrannous in the suppression of vagrancy, and making too little distinction between the unfortunate and the vicious poor. Lord SHELBURNE presented a petition from Chard, praying for the immediate abolition of the negro apprentice- ship system. Mr. GODSON presented a petition from Kidderminster against the Rating of small Tenements' Bill. FREEMENS' STAMP DUTIES. Mr. WILLIAMS said, in consequence of the decision come to in the other House upon the Parliamentary Electors' Bill, he would, on Monday next, give notice that he should, on the 27th inst. move for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish the Stamp Duties on admissions of freemen to Corporations. Mr. SCHOLEPIELD presented petitions from several Dissenting Congregations in Birmingham, praying for the entire abolition of the negro apprenticeship system. IRISH POOR-LAW. Mr. HOWARD presented a petition from Arklow, praying for relief of the Irish poor. NEGRO SLAVERY. M r . WRIGHTSON presented a petition from Doncaster, and other places in Yorkshire, against negro apprenticeship. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented petitions from several places in Lancashire to the same effect. IRISH CHURCH. Col. CONOLLY presented a petition from Londonderry For the restoration of the suppressed Sees. POST HORSE DUTIES. Sir E. KNATCHBUL L presented a petition from stage coach proprietors in the county of Kent for the abolition of the Post Horse Duty; and a petition from Widmer for an amend ment of the Boundaries Bill. SCOTCH CHURCH ENDOWMENT. Mr. CHALMERS presented several petitions against any additional endowments of the Church of Scotland. Mr. ELLIOTT presented a petition to the same effect. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. Sir E. KNATCHBULL brought up the Report. ROMAN CATHOLIC ENCROACHMENTS. Mr. PL UM PT RE said that as he had a petition to present reflecting in some measure on the members of the Roman Catholic religion, he hoped that he would be permitted in the first place to state, that while he, as a Protestant, held, and asserted the opinion, that the Roman Catho lic Relief Bill o u g ht never to have been passed, he dis claimed any but the most kind and charitable feelings towards there.—( Hear, hear.) He warred Rot with persons but with principles. The petition which he had to present was from Ow inhabitants of Blackheath, and was most numerously signed. It represented the great and increasing perils to which the Protestant Church, and consequently civil and religious liberty were exposed, by the assaults of Popery, aided by liberalism and infidelity.—( Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The petitioners complained that at the last general election intimidation was carried on to a fearful extent in Ireland by the Roman Catholic Priesthood— that the lives and properties of Protestant voters were ren dered insecure—and in some eases sacrificed under circum stances of peculiar barbarity. They complained that the na tional system of education which was established in that country has been carried on principally by Roman Catholic agency. (Hear.) They lamented to see that Roman Catholic Bishops and Priets have, contrary to the principles of the British Constitution, been appointed at the public expense, and stationed in the British Colonies. They regretted to see the patronage of the Crown chiefly distri buted amongst Papists, or persons in their interest. They further stated it as their opinion, that the Established Church would soon be overturned in Ireland, and that the Members of it were already suffering grievous persecution. They therefore prayed, that as the Protestant Church and the succession to the throne were endangered by the encroach ments of Popery, and the encouragement given to it by her Majesty's Ministers, that the House would give their serious attention to the consideration of the grievances complained of; that steps might be taken to preserve the Protestant religion ; and the maintenance of that peace and tranquillity which was derived therefrom The SPEAKER put the question that the petition lie on the table. Mr. O'CONNELL—That it be read first, if you please. I like to hear such compositions.—( Hear, and laughter.) The petition was then read at length by the Clerk, and afterwards laid on the table. Mr. FA Z A KERLE Y brought up a Report from the Poor Law Committee. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Finglassie, in the county of Fife, against the Corn Laws. COMMITTEES. Mr. HUME wished to call the attention of the House to the proceedings connected with its records. Instructions were given that in Select Committees and Private Committees the clerks should, in taking the divisions, not only take down the Members who voted, but also the names ; and no one could be ignorant of the advantages arising from this course. He mslied it also to be extended to Election Petitions. He was well aware that these Committees were appointed and regu lated by the Grenville Act; but the duty of the clerks de pended on th e i nstruc tio n s which the House might give them asits servants to conduct its proceedings. His object was that the same rule should be adopted as was pursued with respect to public and private Bills. The SPEAKER said, that if the matter were left to him, he should say that he should not feel himself at liberty to give any such direction, as he considered when a Committee had been sworn at the table, all the powers of the House were transferred to that Committee, and that he, as Speaker of that House, had no authority to give the direction asked for by the Hon. M emL if the for Kilkenney. What the Ho use mi g ht do f the subject were brought in a proper shape before it, was another question. NEWSPAPERS IN INDIA. Mr. II UNIE said that, perhaps, the better course would be o Rive notice that it was his intention to bring forward the subject on some specific day. He thought every thing con• neeted with the duty of that H ou s e should be made public. His motion would be to ektend to Election Committees the same directions as had been given to Select and Private Committees with regard to recording the names on all divisions. If it met with the sanction of the House, he would name Tuesday next for bringing the subject forward. As he saw the President of the Board of Trade in his place, he wished to put a question to him, which was of importance to those who resided in India. The House would recollect that, within a few years, laws had passed giving facilities for the trans mission of newspapers to any part of the colonies. Newspapers were now carried to the colonies free of postage, but with respect to India that was not the case ; the newspapers that were sent to Bombay, Madras, or Calm ta, cost Is. or 15d. for postage, the result of which wa-,, that numerous officers there were totally ignorant of what was going forward in this country, without they chose to pay the expense of postage. He trusted the Government would either bring the subject before the Court of Directors, or adopt such measures as would effect so desirable an object as the transmission of newspapers to India. Sir J C. HOBHO USE said, that the matter referred to by the Member for Kilkenny was entirely one of revenue, and the question was whether it would be proper that those who read newspapers in India should pay the expense of their c.'irriarr'"e themselves, or that it should be paid by the Govern ment. With respect to the Colonies, it was very different. The e xpense of carrying the immense number of Newspapers w hi c h would be sent out, if they were carried free by the Government, would be very great, inasmuch as they would have to he carried on the backs of men. He could assure the Hon. Gentlemen that he conside re d th e ma tt er o f so much importance, that he would communicate with the Directors upon it. As they now had a free press in India, he considered that it would be a great benefit if the people in India were allowed to have that which was a muc h b e tt er ma terial than the Indian press, viz., the English press. Lord PALMERSTON presented a petition from Tiver ton, co mplaining of the violation of the Slavery Abolition Act by the planters, and praying for the in - mediae abolition of the system of app renticeshi p. M r . J. GRATTAN presented a petition, praying for the repeal of the duty on marine insurances. NELSON'S STATUE. Sir E. CODRINGTON, seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place, wished to r enew a quest i on h e put to him last Sess ion respecting the above subject. A meeting had been called for a private subscription in order to raise it : he for one could not subscribe for such a purpose, as he thought the monument ought to be raised at the public expense. He wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman what he in ' tended to do upon the subject? He decidedly thought the matter should be done separately, whatever party did it. This CllANCgtel't of the F ! ?cC4EQUER. said that since his Hon. and allant griend put ticelliiesCion to him last year, he had heard there was a di s p os i t i on on t h e par t of the profession to raise a subscription for the erection of a national monument to lord Nelson i ancl 14114 r these circum stances he clid not think the Government oug h t t o i n terfere farther than to appropriate the site. Sir E. CODRINGTON thought it would he a disgrac t o the nation if the moptiment ihoil4 be erectedby private I subscription. FEMALE EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON begged leave to ask a question of the Hon. Baronet, the Member for Leeds. The Hon. Baronet made some observation in disparagement of the Committee for promoting Female Emigration. The Hon. Baronet had stated that the Committee had sent out a large number of prostitutes, and that these observations were made on the evidence given before the Transportation Com mittee, of Which he was Chairman. lie wished, therefore, to ask the Hoe. Baronet whether he bad any objection to exa mine the late Chairman of that Committee and the agent, Mr. John Marshall. _ _ Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTII said the Transporta tion Committee would not have the slightest objection to do so. His statement was founded on a report of the Com mittee in New South Wales, that in ono of the vessels, the Duchess of Northumberland, three parts of the women were notorious prostitutes picked up from the streets of London. IRISH REGISTRATION. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petitio❑ (whence we did not hear) for an amendment of the lush Reg'stration Act. CANADA AND SIR F. HEAD. Sir R. INGLIS seeing the Hon. Gentleman the Under Secretary for the Colonies in his place, begged to ask whe ther there would be any objection to lay on the table of the House, papers which had been referred to in the recent debate relating to Canada—he meant the address of the Congress of Upper Canada to Sir Francis Head, and the answer thereto ? Before his Honourable Friend answered the question, he begged to make a few remarks. Sufficient jus tice had not been done to the late Governor ( Sir F. Head) in this country, for he (Sir R. Inglis) believed that under the blessing of Providence—( Question, order, order)—the Hon. Member who cried "question," did not know whether he ( Sir R. Inglis) was not about to make a motion. The SPEAKER, who was very indistinctly heard, was un• derstood to intimate that notice of a motion was necessary. Sir R. INGLIS then gave notice, that on Monday he should move that further papers respecting Canada should be laid on the table, and that they should include the Address view. nd answer he had mentioned. Sir G. GREY said, that a series of papers would be laid on the table in a few days, which would comprise the documents required by the Hon: Baronet. LAWS RELATING TO MANORS AND COPYHOLD. Sir E. SUGDEN, seeing his Hon. Friend her Majesty's Attorney-General in his place, begged to ask a question re specting the Bills which his Hon. Friend had introduced into the House, and which would take away the rights of lords of the manor to a great extent. Of those Bills he (Sir E. S.) would riot give an opinion; but they were of such importance that he thought they ought to be submitted to the House. He thought that they ought not to be 'cad to-night a second time pro forma, and he begged to ask nis Hon. Friend whether a night should not be appointed for taking a discus sion on the second reading, so that the country might know the objects of those Bills. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped, that with respect to the Bills for the enfranchisement and the improvement cf copyholds, and the fixing the boundaries of manors, and the improvement of the Law of Escheat, there was not likel) to be any opposition to their principle, and that there was there fore no reason why a discussion should take place on those principles before they were referred to a Select Committee. Sir E. S LIG DE N said, with regard to these Bills, he had no objection to them at once being referred to a Select Committee. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then would move that they be read a second time. The Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill was read a second time. The Copyhold Improvement Bill, also, after a few words from Mr. FRESLIFIELD and Mr. GOULBURN, was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Manorial Boundaries Bill was read a seeond time and ordered to be committed. In reply to a question from Mr. LUCAS, The ATTORNEY-GIiNER AL stated that the provi sions of the Bill did not extend to Ireland. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME. Lord EBRINGTON brought up the report of the Com mittee on the Newcastle-under-Lyme election, for which see the report of the proceedings before the Committee, in another part of the paper. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that his Noble Friend the Secretary at War, intended to proceed with the Army Estimates on Monday, in order to obtain the approval of the Committee as to the number of men, and the sum to he appropriated.—( Hear, hear.) He did not propose to proceed with the other votes on Monday, and the Hon. Member for Liskeard would then be able to proceed with his Controverted Elections' Bill. With respect to a question put by a Right Honourable Gentleman opposite, as to the papers connected with the Yeomanry, the votes on that subject would not be brought forward until these papers were under the consideration of the House. IRISH CHURCH COMMISSION. Lord STANLEY said that a fortnight ago the Noble Lord stated that he would shortly be prepared to state the course he intended to pursue with regard to the Irish Church Commis. sion. He wished to know when the Noble Lord would be prepared, or what course he intended to take. He would also take the same opportunity of asking the Noble Lord, the Se cretary for Ireland, whether he had succeeded in obtaining the returns which he acceded to last year, as to the fines payable by landlords. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had hoped to be able to bring on the measure in the course of this week, but he had no doubt of doing so in the course of a few days. Lord NIORPETH said there were almost insuperable diffi. culties in procuring the information, and he had not yet been able to lay it on the table. In answer to a question from an Hon. Member. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was afraid that the whole evening would he taken up with the Irish Poor Law Bill, and that he would have no opportunity of bringing on the Schools ( Scotland) Bill. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. Mr. C. BULLER felt much obliged to the Noble Se cretary for the Home Department for the courtesy he had offered for Monday evening. It was very likely that his Bill might be fairly discussed on that night if there were nothing to come on but the two votes alluded to by the Noble Lord. Ile was very anxious that no arrangement should be corns to to which he was a party, which might bring Honourable Gentlemen down to the House and then be disappointed. The two votes might take some time, but his Hon. Friend, the Member for Kilkenny, had a motion on the paper which, in all probability, would occupy a considerable portion of time. That Honourable Member had already postponed that motion three times, and, therefore, it was with great reluctance that he asked him to do it again. However, considering the importance which attached to the Controverted Elections Bill, in consequence of late proceedings, and the necessity for a settlement of the principle of the measure, he requested his Hon. Friend, as a favour, to postpone his motion till Friday, when he would have the same opportunity. Sir R. PEEL considered that it would be far better for the Government to set apart one day in order to arrive at something like an improval of the tribunal before which Con troverted Elections were brought. Surely it was not too much to expect that such a course might be taken, in order that all parties might, after a solemn discussion, decide whether there would be any evil in the House of Commons parting with its jurisdiction in such cases.—( Loud cheers.) The House should have full time to arrive at a safe conclusion upon such an important subject. It was important also that the Hon. Member for Kilkenny should no longer postpone his motion which was of a personal nature. It was always best that mo tions of such a nature should be speedily settled. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN thought the House should at once proceed with the Irish Poor-law Bill, in order that the other House alight have abundant time to consider it. If the House got rid of that Bill first, they would then be able more conve niently to proceed to the consideration of other important measures. Mr. HUME said that if the Government would ensure him Friday fur the purpose of bringing on the personal ques tion of which he had given notice, and which he was most anxious to bring on, he would postpone it fur the present. He had felt some difficulty in hanging that question over so long, but he could not allow it to go over another week. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that undoubtedly the prin ciple of the Bill of his Honourable Friend the Member for Liskeard was a very important one, and it would be for the House to say whether it would be pro,er or not to have a tribu ial totally inseparable from the House.—( Hear, hear, hear.) He would not give any opinion upon it at the present time, except to say, that he hoped the House would give great consideration to so grave a question ; for he believed there had been no decision for three centuries in the annals of the House of Commons so important as that which the House would corr.e to on that Bill. Sir R. PE EL said it was mast important th at t h ey should have a preliminary discussion on the general pinciple, on which amendments should tyke place, rather than that th e y should discuss it genera ll y. It was only in cons equence o f what had been thrown out by several Gentlemen, that he suggested the impor tance of basing an arr a n gement to take the discussion on the g en e r a l principle. Mr. C. BUL LE R said it would have been a personal con venience if the House would have allowed him to bring on the Controverted Elections Bill i on Monday, b ut if that were im possible, he would postpone it till Friday.—( Several Members, " Friday, Friday.") Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that if his Hon. Friend had no o bjection, it could be bro ug h t on the first thing on Friday night.—( Cries of Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY begged t o as k t h e Hon. Member for Kilkenny whether he intended t o b r i ng f orward the mot i on , o f which he hailgiven notice, relative to the appointment of Mr. Primrose to the office of Paymaster of the Post-office in Edinburgh ? Mr. HUME said it was his intention to bring it forward on Monday. Mr. SHAW presented a petition from the High Sheriff and of West meat h , against certa i n c l auses i n t h e Irish Grand s hPoor-law Jury Bill. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). The House then went into Committee on the Poor-laws (Ireland) Bill ; Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. On Clause 59 being read, Mr. S. O'BRIEN said the clause, as is at present stood, was in many respeete "Jtntionable, and he trusted that some alteration would be made in it. He would therefore move the insertion of the words "joint ures , annu i t i es , and rent-charges." A long and ~nif c on v ersa tion took place between (1 Mr- O'Connell, Mr. Redington, Lord Morpeth, Mr. Shaw, the Attorney-General, Sir E. Sugden, and other Honourable Members. After a few word' frum Mr. SHELL, Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the words "all fee farm and other perpetual rents" be introduced into the Clause after the word " lands, 84c.," Air. S. o'BRIEN exdyessed his deterrniaatiou to di% ice the Committee on his owra amendment, Mr. WO UL FE said that it was the intention of the harm rs of the Bill to except mortgagees, annuitants, and other incon brances from the payment of rates, and he concurred in their • Mr. JEPHSON wished to know on what the Hon. Member meant to divide ? Mr. S. O'BRIEN meant to take the senie of the Hose on :he word " Jointure." Mr. O'CONNELL said that his motion and that of the lion. and Learned Member for Limerick were perfectly dis tinct. If the Government would agree to take his proposition into consideration he would be satisfied. The Hon. and Learned M.,mber's motion having, on this understanding, been %ithdrawn, _ _ . r . Mr. S. O'BRIEN moved that jointures should not be ex cepted from the payment of rates, The SO L I CIT R. G ENE RAL opposed the amendment, and, after some conversation, Mr. S. O'BRIEN withdrew it, declaring that he did so ra• :her in compliance with the opinions of others dint his own. Mr. SHE IL moved that mine; should not be rendered liable to rates. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL supported the Clause, and sail that the Coal Mines were rated in this country. Mr. O'CONNELL thought it would be most unfair to im pose a tax on the future indtr-try of 'his eeseription of property. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that in respect to mines the law of England aas anomalous. His opinion was that all proderty that was productive should be taxed, and all that was not should be exempted from taxation. Lord STANLEY said that, in consequence of what had fallen from the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had just sat down, he wished to know how the bogs of Ireland were to be rated? The questio❑ was a highly important one, as it was apprehended that there would be considerable difficulty in as certaining the annual value. Mr. WO U LFE did not think there would be the least diffi culty on that head. It was intended to rate the bogs accord- Ing to their extent. Lord STANLEY said this would be most unfair, as it was well known that great portions of bogs were waste. Mr. WOULFE observed that although the bogs would be rated according to the number of acres, still the amount of 0" rate would be regulated by the profit to be derived from such property. Sir R. BATE SON said that he never charged his temanta - - - • • • for bog, and he therefore thought it most unjust that he should be rated for that from which he derived no profit. Mr. JE PH SON was understood to support the clause. Mr. F. FRENCH did not think it would be possible to ascertain the value of bogs. In his part of the country im mense tracts of bog were wholly unprofitable, and therefore it would be absurd to make them liable to rate. Mr. L E FRO Y said that he should support the proposition for exempting all mines unopen from the payment of rates. Mr. D. ROCHE said that the landlord ought not to be excused, altheugh the adventurer ought. Mr. LEFROY admitted that where the landlord received rent he ought io be exempted. Viscount MORPETH thought the clause as it stood placed the matter on the fairest and most equitable footing possible. The anomalies of the law of England ought not to be intro duced into Ireland, and as the Government thought that wherever there was profit, whether from above or under ground, the payment of rates should follow, they were deter mined to adhere to the clause. Mr. LUCAS said that it was his intention to propose as an amendment that no open mine should be rateable for fourteen years after the passing of this Act. Mr. SHEIL considered the distinction of his Hon. Friend the Member for Limerick (Mr. D. Roche) a very proper one, and he hoped the Government would adopt it. Lord C A ST L ERE AG H had no desire to exempt landlords from the burthens which they ought to bear, but at the same time he objected to imposing rates on mines, because doing so would interfere with the enterprise of capitalists in such undertakings. .slr. LYNCH said that nothing could be more fair than the clause was as it stood. Mr. O'CONNELL said that the property of that kind, and all manufactories under ground, were not rated in Eng land ; and he thought it would be more just to relieve Ireland from a tax that England did pay than to subject Ireland to a tax which England did not pay. He did not think the dis• tinction made by the Honourable Member for North Lan cashire between bogs and quarries held good. They were quite analogous, and in both cases the subject matter was carried away. It was his determination, before the Bill left the Committee, to move a proviso exempting,bogs altogether. The ATTORNE Y. GENERAL thought this kind of pro perty ought to be rated on the same principle as other pro perty. Mr. C. BUL LE R thought that to subject this kind of property to the payment of the rates would operate as a Yel . l great discouragement to the employment of capital in the wor ing of this kind of property in Ireland. Sir W. SOMERVILLE thought that subjecting this kin d of property to taxation would operate as a very great o dis couragement to the employment of capital in speculations t the kind. Should they be indisposed to consent to a total ex emption they ought at least to adopt the proposition of the Hon. Member for Monaghan, giving an exemption for a limited number of years. Lord JOHN RUSSELL saw no reason for the exemp tion of this kind of property ; however, as the Honourable Member for Monaghan's proposition only provided for an exemption for a limited number of years he would have no objection to agree to it, but could not consent to a total exemption. Mr. LEFROY concurred in the amendment of the Hon. Member for Monaghan. After a few words from Mr. W. Rocita, Mr. West, and Alderman WOOD, Mr. SHAW, with respect to the tithe owners, thought they ought to be placed in the same condition as the land lord. Lord MORPETH said that this point had been debated last year, and the Committee had been induced to adhere to the present course by two considerations. The first was, that they ought not to complicate the relations between land owner and tenant ; and, secondly, that as the whole tendency of their legislation was to remove the payment of the tithes to the highest landowner, it would not be consistent with that tendency to throw the burthen in this instance upon the occupier. After a few words from Sir R. FERGUSON, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said that the preferable mode appeared to him to be to treat th© tithe composition as in itself a substantive property. As to the difficulty of getting Clergymen to pay the rate, be was quite sure they would be as ready as any other class to con tribute their just share to relieve the wants of their fellow countrymen. Mr. SHAW said that his objection had not at all been an swered. What he complained of as a hardship was that cler gymen should be :called on to pay before they got tithes, which, perhaps, after they had paid the rates in respect to them they might never get. Mr. SH EIL thought if it was unfair towards the Clergy.- man to make him pay before he received his tithes it should be held equally unjust to the landlord to make him pay before h 3 received his rent. On the lit of September last he owed a yew's tithes to the Rev. Mr. Thompson, and he was immediately compelled to pay them, though he bad not been paid his rents. Col. PE RCE VAL said that for his part ho had never cause to complain on this point. He never gave the Clergyman ant captious opposition, or put him to expense to recover his tithes, and he always found him quite willing to wait until such time as he was paid his rents. Mr. O'CONNELL—But the Hon. and Gallant Member got value for his money, for the Clergyman prayed and preached for him.--( A laugh.) Col. PE RC EV A L—l never was in Church or Chapel in the conuty of Tipperary in the whole course of my life.—( A laugh.) Lord MORPETH said that he thought the Committe° would perceive the danger of connecting tithes with poor rates.—( A laugh.) Mr. LUCA S contended that Clergymen who had not re ceived their tithe composition should not be liable to the rate. Mr. GRATTAN said that the Clergyman received his composition before the landlord received his rent, and that the composition was deducted from the rent. After a few words from Mr. LUCAS and Sir R. FERGUSON , Mr. SHAW said thut his only object was to relieve Clergy men front the operation of the rate until they had received their tithe. Mr. WOULFE thought that Clergymen should be contented to be put on the same footing with landlords. Mr. O'CO NN EL L thought that the fears of the Right Hon. Member for Dublin University were groundless. The rate was not to be levied by arresting the Clergyman, but upon the lands which were liable to his composition. Sir E. S G DEN certainly thought that. the Clergyma n should be exempt from the rate until he received his tithe. Mr. SHAW then withdrew his amendment. Mr. O'CONNELL said that there was a description of ecJesiastical property omitted in the clause—he meant Nile nister's money. There were fourteen large towns in Ireland subject to this tax, and he thought it should be rateable. 11 , : e would therefore propose the inserti on o f t h e wor d s " nisters' Money." Mr. SHAW said that the Hon. and Learned Member might as well propose to charge the dues of the Clergymen of his own church. Mr. SHIEL said that those were voluntary contribution ,. Mr. JACKSON opposed the amendment. Mr. Sm:eh, Mr. O'Brien, and Mr. Roche sueported, and Mr. Lefroy opposed, the amendment. Lord MOR -3 ETH said that as it was doubtful whether Ministers' money could he called a hereditament, be would oppose the insertion of the words at present, but would con sider the question as open to further consideration. On this understanding Mr. O'CONNELL withdrew big amendment. Sir WILLIAM BR ABA ZON moved as an amendment that the words " running water" and " water privilege" b e struck out. Mr. O'CONNELL would also strike out " fisheries." f The ATT ORNE Y- GENERAL sa id th a t the omissio n the words would not effect the object of the lion. Member.ert nor was th e i r i nsert i on necessary, as the running water w ould still be liable to its proportion of the rate levied on the land through which it ran. Mr. O'CONNELL th awl t it was a comical way to sus tain a passage in a Bill, to contend that it was unnecessary.-- ( A laugh.) However the Right Hon. and Learned Gentle man was wrong, as the rate would not be on the land, but on the capital employed in rendering the running water and water privilege available.—( Hear hear.) Mr. D. ROCIIE hoped that Government would allow the words to be struck out.